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Can't believe I'm in Rome. Having breakfast in the Cafe below the quaint apartment we are staying in. I arrived late last night after being delayed on Barcelona for over 7 hours. Will head out shortly to explore Rome for the day. Terry will join me later tonight after resting up in Madrid. Tomorrow we will continue our journey to Venice by train. A …

... is absolutely breathtaking. Gold, paintings, marble sculptures, jewels, land, you name it. It just keeps going and going and going. Martin Luther's frustration with the church's material 'indulgences' (as a byproduct of religious 'indulgences'), makes a lot more sense now. They got a lot of loot. Edie recalled learning in high school history class about the Vatican getting so out of hand that one time they started hurling fine china out the window during an ...

... by our group guide and boarded the train to the city centre of Rome. We when exited the train station we were immediately taken back by the Colosseum ruins. Similar to the leaning tower in Pisa, it was surreal to see the massive walls of the Colosseum. A perfect backdrop for some photos and viewing of the surrounding ...

... and croissant we headed out to see the colosseum, the arch of Constantine, and the palatine. We arrived at the colosseum made the decision to join a group tour to get as much info as possible. The tour guide was an archeologist and was extremely knowledgable about the structure itself and the history behind it. This site was our favorite of the trip so far and we spent more than 3 hours looking around and taking pictures. It was great ...

... At approximately $11.00 (USD)/gallon for regular gas, it’s easy to see why everyone drives small cars and scooters. There are thousands of scooters but only a handful of (real) motorcycles. Easily a half of the cars are Smart cars or a version thereof. The Fiat 500 is a midsize car here. John has continually commented that he could not live in the city, due in part to the fact that he would refuse to drive such a small car. I think they ...